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CUBIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An artist who adheres to the principles of cubism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cubist" is a kind of...):

painter (an artist who paints)

Holonyms ("cubist" is a member of...):

cubism (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)

Derivation:

cubism (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or characteristic of cubism

Example:

cubist art

Synonyms:

cubist; cubistic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cubism (an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes)

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